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City-Subsidized Hockey Franchise Folds
CHARLOTTE — Greensboro’s efforts to hold on to its hockey franchise have failed. The decision by a minor league to disband the Greensboro Generals comes after the city itself ran the team at a loss while searching for permanent owners. In an attempt to keep the franchise afloat, the city operated it in 2003-04 and covered its financial losses. The Greensboro Coliseum’s director oversaw its day-to-day operations and the head coach became a city employee. But the subsidies didn’t work. In other important local news, some counties are joining the state health plan and Gastonia is trying to clean up its downtown.